Beyonce at centre of race row following Super Bowl 50 half-time show

Jay-Z's wife blasted as 'anti-police' for Formation performance by former mayor

By Hayley Minn

Tuesday, February 09, 2016

BEYONCE Knowles has found herself at the centre of a race row after her set at the Super Bowl.

Jay-Z’s wife joined Coldplay and Bruno Mars for the halftime show to perform her new single Formation with backing dancers dressed like activists the Black Panthers, giving a nod to Malcolm X.

Beyoncé is in the centre of a race row following the Super Bowl 50 half time show[Getty]

However, some viewers weren’t impressed with her making such a political statement, including former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani.

After Beyonce performed her Super Bowl set, Rudy branded it "ridiculous" and "anti-police".

According to The Times newspaper, he said: "This is football, not Hollywood, and I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive."

One Twitter user blasted: "What is the NFL thinking when they permit Beyonce to sing some race baiting rant at Super Bowl 50?"

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Beyoncé has been accused of being "anti-police"[Wenn]

People have also hit out at the Listen singer for the political video for Formation – which she dropped as a surprise on Saturday night.

A woman wrote on Beyoncé's Facebook page: "As the wife of a police officer, I am offended by this entire video. Rise above and stay above the strife. For a girl who grew up in a privileged, wealthy family, she has no business pandering to those who didn't."

However, there were many fans who thought Beyonce’s performance was incrdible, and praised it for teaching Americans about Black history.

One wrote on Twitter: "Beyoncé just gave America a Black history lesson this week. Black panthers, Hurricane Katrina, police brutality, Afro beauty...come on B!"